NEET-UG, UGC-NET row: High-level committee being formed, says education minister Dharmendra Pradhan

As the political slugfest continues over NEET-UG results and UGC-NET examination cancelation, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said that the future of students is our priority.

What Pradhan said

• I want to assure everyone that the government is committed to protecting the interests of students. We will not compromise on transparency.
• Some errors are limited to specific regions.
• Those guilty, including someone from the NTA, will not be spared.
• Government to form high level committee for recommendation on NTA’s structure, examination process and data.
• Don’t try to spread rumours and don’t politicise the issue.
• Let’s not put the career 

Pradhan’s remark comes hours after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the government and the Prime Minister over the issue.

What Rahul Gandhi said attacking PM

– Narendra Modi has not been able to stop or doesn’t want to stop paper leaks in India

– Narendra Modi’s main agenda right now is the (election of) Speaker.

– The reason behind paper leaks is that the education system has been captured by the BJP’s parent organisation.

– What was done by Narendra Modi to the economy through demonetization, has now been done to the education system.

–It is very important that the people who are guilty here are brought to book, and they are punished.

How BJP responded?

– BJP’s national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said that the government is fully alert and sensitive over NEET exam.

– Rahul Gandhi has nothing to do with the future of lakhs of students, he just wants to play his politics on this topic.

– If there is an epicentre for paper leak in the country, it was Congress’ and Ashok Gehlot’s govt in Rajasthan